Juan Borgia the Elder

Juan "The Banker" Borgia the Elder (1446-1 August 1503), also known as Juan Borja, Giovanni Borgia, or Giovanni Borja, was a Cardinal in the Papal States selected by Pope Alexander VI, who was his uncle.

Biography
Juan Borja was born in Spain to the prestigious House of Borgia, who possessed great power. He was the nephew of Rodrigo Borgia, a wealthy nobleman who was also the Grand Master of the Knights Templar Order. Borgia was appointed as a Cardinal when his uncle became Pope Alexander VI in 1492, and he became a banker as well.

In 1501, as the Pope started to lose health and power, he became one of the three generals of Captain-General and Regent Cesare Borgia, his cousin, who sought to seize power in Rome as the self-proclaimed Grand Master of the Knights Templar, while his father held that title as well as that of the Pope. Borgia funded his campaigns in Tuscany and Romagna, and was nicknamed "The Banker".

Death
On the first day of August, Juan Borgia held a lavish, sexually-oriented party not far from the Pantheon at the Trastevere ruins. He was brought a chest of money owned by Senator Egidio Troche, who was indebted to him, but little did he know that the carrier was tailed by assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze. He grabbed a chest of the 3,000 &fnof; and set it aside when he heard that Cesare was making a speech, so he headed to listen, leaving his chest out for a courtesan to steal.

He conversed with the courtesan, who agreed to sell her daugher for 700 &fnof;, and he listened to Cesare's speech, with Cesare promising a 40-day festival when he conquered all of Italy. He then proceeded to pace around the people celebrating the party, so Ezio sat on a bench and blended in with the party-goers. Ezio awaited Juan to pass by, and he wrapped his arms around his back, and stabbed him with his hidden blades. In his last words, Juan said that he did not regret any of the sounds or tastes that he had experienced, and Ezio said that unearned pleasure consumes itself.